No, you wouldn't have to give the local jazzy pop singer and pianist a dime. But you could give her your votes at ArtistSignal.com, a website that helps users discover and promote artists. Users can log in through Facebook and vote for their favorites, earning perks from artists in exchange for their votes, as with Kickstarter. Not only do artists gain exposure, the act with the most votes at the end of each month gets $10,000. | Feb. 21, 2013»Read Full Article

The Milwaukee Art Museum's admission will be free on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. This is to mark the opening of "30 Americans," a multi-generational art exhibit featuring the work of African American artists.

Many of the artists in the exhibit address issues of race and cultural identity in very direct ways, and the show is one of the first in the museum's featured exhibition space to explore such issues so directly. The museum has also placed "Wisconsin 30" an exhibit of 30 African American artists from the state on view. | June 13, 2013»Read Full Blog Post

Lauren Conrad, fashion designer, style expert and best-selling author, teamed up with Kohl's to treat three teens from Children's Hospital of Wisconsin to a celebrity styling session Wednesday night in Milwaukee.

The event took place prior to Conrad's book signing for the launch of Infamous: A Fame Game Novel, the finale to her The Fame Game series, at Boswell Book Co. | June 13, 2013»Read Full Blog Post(1)